Endometriosis, leiomyoma and adenomyosis: The risk of gynecologic malignancy

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5589-5597

  Verit, Fatma Ferda ^a   Yucel, Oguz ^a  

^a Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Endometriosis; Gynecologic cancers; Leiomyoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ANIMAL; COMPLICATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; PATHOLOGY; RISK;

ADENOMYOSIS; ANIMALS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; RISK;

EID: 84890486951     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.10.5589     Document Type: Short Survey

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